A trip to the Royal Marsdon Chelsea
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I apologise for how lame this is going to sound.
It looks like I need to take Mrs Easty to the Royal Marsdon for an 11am appointment on the 19th.
Now we live on the edge of the world in Lowestoft, I would just normally drive to get there but as it's in the middle of Chelsea with no parking this is not an option.
I know nothing of using the underground and to go by train from the east will only get me to Liverpool street and being in the morning I would have to deal with the rush hour.
I'm thinking of driving down the day before and spending the night in a travel lodge then getting a taxi in on the day.
But how far away to stay? and where?
Any help or what not to do's would be appreciated.
Thanks
Easty
It looks like I need to take Mrs Easty to the Royal Marsdon for an 11am appointment on the 19th.
Now we live on the edge of the world in Lowestoft, I would just normally drive to get there but as it's in the middle of Chelsea with no parking this is not an option.
I know nothing of using the underground and to go by train from the east will only get me to Liverpool street and being in the morning I would have to deal with the rush hour.
I'm thinking of driving down the day before and spending the night in a travel lodge then getting a taxi in on the day.
But how far away to stay? and where?
Any help or what not to do's would be appreciated.
Thanks
Easty
Easternlight said:
I apologise for how lame this is going to sound.
It looks like I need to take Mrs Easty to the Royal Marsdon for an 11am appointment on the 19th.
Now we live on the edge of the world in Lowestoft, I would just normally drive to get there but as it's in the middle of Chelsea with no parking this is not an option.
I know nothing of using the underground and to go by train from the east will only get me to Liverpool street and being in the morning I would have to deal with the rush hour.
I'm thinking of driving down the day before and spending the night in a travel lodge then getting a taxi in on the day.
But how far away to stay? and where?
Any help or what not to do's would be appreciated.
Thanks
Easty
If you did decide to travel on the day, you could always get off your train at either Stratford or Liverpool Street and then take the Elizabeth Line/Crossrail to Paddington and then get a taxi from there. Hopefully that would avoid the worst of the tube and the trains are extremely frequent. I’ve not been in London since it opened so can’t comment on the details unfortunately.It looks like I need to take Mrs Easty to the Royal Marsdon for an 11am appointment on the 19th.
Now we live on the edge of the world in Lowestoft, I would just normally drive to get there but as it's in the middle of Chelsea with no parking this is not an option.
I know nothing of using the underground and to go by train from the east will only get me to Liverpool street and being in the morning I would have to deal with the rush hour.
I'm thinking of driving down the day before and spending the night in a travel lodge then getting a taxi in on the day.
But how far away to stay? and where?
Any help or what not to do's would be appreciated.
Thanks
Easty
Good luck for your appointment!
You can get a train from Ipswich to Liverpool Street, then it’s a 10 minute tube from there on the circle line. That’s your best route if you can get to Ipswich.
Edit- sorry I realise you were more asking about the tube at rush hour. It will be fine, there tube runs every couple of minutes, if the tube is really busy just step back and wait for the next one. 10am on the tube won’t be busy though. You’ll have missed rush hour by then.
Edit- sorry I realise you were more asking about the tube at rush hour. It will be fine, there tube runs every couple of minutes, if the tube is really busy just step back and wait for the next one. 10am on the tube won’t be busy though. You’ll have missed rush hour by then.
Do you need Oyster card or similar for the tube?
Dubious about going on the day due to if the trains run early enough and the lack of time if anything goes pear shaped.
I haven't been anywhere near London for over 20 years and I always found it too manic for me even then.
We're trying to get in touch with her local consultant to find out what this is all about as it's come out of the blue.
Dubious about going on the day due to if the trains run early enough and the lack of time if anything goes pear shaped.
I haven't been anywhere near London for over 20 years and I always found it too manic for me even then.
We're trying to get in touch with her local consultant to find out what this is all about as it's come out of the blue.
NDA said:
What I would do is park under the Design Centre at Chelsea Harbour - it's a two level multi-story (always spaces) and not that expensive. £10 a day, although that might have risen to £12 recently.
It's a 20 minute walk or 5 minute cab ride to the hospital from there.
This is a good idea.It's a 20 minute walk or 5 minute cab ride to the hospital from there.
Head to the Western parts of London the night before and an easy public transport run into Chelsea in the morning, or Uber.
There's a nice pub hotel near me in Teddington with parking. Park Hotel.
It's about 20 minutes from the M3 junction on the M25.
In the morning there's a 5 mins walk to Teddington station, trains every half hour to Richmond, an 11 min journey.
Change to the tube, District line and get off at South Kensington which is a few minutes walk from the station.
Allow an hour door to door, or get a taxi.
Edited by croyde on Tuesday 9th July 10:45
Easternlight said:
Do you need Oyster card or similar for the tube?
Dubious about going on the day due to if the trains run early enough and the lack of time if anything goes pear shaped.
I haven't been anywhere near London for over 20 years and I always found it too manic for me even then.
We're trying to get in touch with her local consultant to find out what this is all about as it's come out of the blue.
If you’re going on the day, you can buy a ticket from Lowestoft that includes a travelcard so you’d have unlimited use of the tube, buses, Elizabeth Line etc. alternatively if you were taking a taxi from Paddington you can book a direct ticket to there from Lowestoft that would include the Elizabeth Line connection.Dubious about going on the day due to if the trains run early enough and the lack of time if anything goes pear shaped.
I haven't been anywhere near London for over 20 years and I always found it too manic for me even then.
We're trying to get in touch with her local consultant to find out what this is all about as it's come out of the blue.
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